Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, United States. She attended Crocker Middle School and then San Mateo High School. Whenever the Silverstones had time during the summer, they went to England with to visit relatives (mother --Didi-- was a airline stewardess so they got discounts). Alicia's father, Monty, saw how beautiful Alicia was and he started to take pictures, which started a modeling career at the age of eight. Alicia got modeling jobs for YSL, Levis' Dockers, and Marshall's. She also took some ballet classes and won 4th place at a contest. Alicia said modeling was a easy way to make money, but it wasn't what she wanted to do. Alicia wanted to act.

Alicia Silverstone took an intensive acting class at the age of twelve (sources range from twelve to thirteen) from Judi O'Neill. While in Los Angeles for a showcase, Carolyn Kessler saw her and became her agent and later a good friend. She then moved to Los Angeles, where she attended Beverly Hills High School for a short time (Alicia later received her GDE).

Marty Callner, the director of the Aerosmith videos, saw Alicia in The Crush and wanted her for the Aerosmith video, Cryin'. Marty liked Alicia so much, he signed her for two more Aerosmith videos: Crazy and Amazing. Between Cryin' and Crazy Alicia shot another television movie The Cool & The Crazy.Wasting no time, Alicia went back to work in 1995, which ended up to be very busy. She did Hideaway, Babysitter, True Crime, Le Nouveau Monde, and the surprise hit Clueless.

During the filming of True Crime, Alicia Sliverstone found a dog that was hit by a car and was ill. Alicia took in the dog, Samson, and now it's part of the family. Alicia is a avid animal rights activist. She is involved with several animal rights groups such as The Ark Trust (gives out the Genesis Awards), PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals), and Last Chance for Animals. Before Alicia got her start in the entertainment industry, she waitressed for a time at a restaurant where she is remembered for her daily feedings of all the birds and squirrels who hung out there.

Clueless was an unexpected hit, which catapulted Alicia's career. Alicia won numerous awards for the movie Clueless. After Clueless, Barry Josephon of Columbia Pictures signed Alicia to a two picture deal for $7 million. Alicia took less money so she could produce the films as well.

The first film on the Columbia Pictures deal was Excess Baggage, which she produced with her First Kiss Production Company. Excess Baggage was a success if you ask Alicia, but wasn't a huge hit at the box office. She has also nabbed the role of Batgirl in the fourth Batman movie, Batman And Robin. Batman And Robin also wasn't as huge as some would hope, but did farely well with the box office numbers.